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Carefully plot the Maxwell speed distribution for nitrogen molecules at T=300K and atT=600K. Plot both graphs on the same axes, and label the axes with numbers.

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The maxwell speed distribution graph for nitrogen molecules at T=300Kand T=600Kis

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01

Given information 

We are given that,

The maxwell speed distribution can then be written

D(v)=4Ï€v2vo2t-32e-v2v02t

T=300k,600k

02

Simplify

Let us define the constant v0≡2kT/mfor T=300k. The mass of a nitrogen molecule is28u,

So, vo=2k(300k)m=2(1.38×10-23J/k)(300k)28(1.66×10-27kg)=422m/s

The maxwell speed distribution can then be written

D(v)=4Ï€v2vo2t-32e-v2v02t,

Where t is the temperature in units of 300k. To plot this function fort=1and t=2,

I gave Mathematicalthe following instruction:

v0=422;maxwell[t,v]:=2.257×(v2/v30)×t-(-1.5)×Exp[-v2/(v02×t)]Plot[{maxwell[1,v],maxwell[2,v]},{v,0,1700}

Here the plot graph


Notice that the area under each curve is equal to 1. Therefore, as the location of the peak

Moves to the right (in proportion to T), its height must decrease.

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